IP Library Granted Patent US 9,722,145
Granted Patent B2
US 9,722,145 · App. 14/749,569 · Granted Aug 1, 2017

Light emitting device and fluidic manufacture thereof

Inventors: Kenji Alexander Sasaki (West Linn, OR); Paul John Schuele (Washougal, WA); Mark Albert Crowder (Portland, OR)
Assignee: SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC.
H01L33/483H01L33/20H01L2933/0033
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Patent No.
US 9,722,145
App. No.
14/749,569
Granted
Aug 1, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Light emitting devices and methods for their manufacture are provided. According to one aspect, a light emitting device is provided that comprises a substrate having a recess, and an interlayer dielectric layer located on the substrate. The interlayer dielectric layer may have a first hole and a second hole, the first hole opening over the recess of the substrate. The light emitting device may further include first and second micro LEDs, the first micro LED having a thickness greater than the second micro LED. The first micro LED and the second micro LED may be placed in the first hole and the second hole, respectively.

Claims (43)

1. A light emitting device comprising:

a substrate having a recess;

an interlayer dielectric layer being located on the substrate, and having a first hole and a second hole, the first hole opening over the recess of the substrate;

a first micro light emitting device and a second micro light emitting device, the first micro light emitting device having a thickness greater than the second micro light emitting device and being placed in the first hole;

the second micro light emitting device being located in the second hole; and

wherein a void includes the first hole and the recess, and wherein the void is larger than the first micro light emitting device and the second hole is larger than the second micro light emitting device.

2. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein an upper surface of the interlayer dielectric layer, an upper surface of the first micro light emitting device, and an upper surface of the second micro light emitting device are substantially level.

3. The light emitting device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a third hole in the interlayer dielectric layer having a different size from the second hole; and

a third micro light emitting device having a different size from the second micro light emitting device and being located in the third hole.

4. The light emitting device of claim 3 , wherein the second hole and the second micro light emitting device are at least 1.2 times larger than the third hole and the third micro light emitting device, respectively.

5. The light emitting device of claim 3 , wherein the first hole, the second hole, and the third hole have different sizes, and the first micro light emitting device, the second micro light emitting device, and the third micro light emitting device have different sizes.

6. The light emitting device of claim 5 , wherein the first, second, and third micro light emitting devices are configured to emit red, green, and blue light, respectively, and wherein the thickness of the first micro light emitting device is greater than the thicknesses of the second and third micro light emitting devices, respectively.

7. The light emitting device of claim 6 , wherein an area of the upper surface of the first micro light emitting device is larger than an area of the upper surface of the second micro light emitting device, and which in turn is larger than an area of the upper surface of the third micro light emitting device.

8. The light emitting device of claim 6 , further comprising:

a fourth hole in the interlayer dielectric layer; and

a fourth micro light emitting device being located in the fourth hole, which is configured to emit blue light.

9. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein a depth of the recess in the substrate is substantially equal to a thickness of the interlayer dielectric layer.

10. The light emitting device of claim 1 , further comprising:

the substrate having a first through hole formed at a bottom of the recess and opening to communicate with the corresponding hole first hole opening over the recess of the substrate, and having a second through hole formed at a bottom of the second hole that is not positioned over the recess.

11. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein a shape of the light emitting device is a disc-shape with an area of a lighting surface larger than an electrode surface, or a polygon-shape with an area of a lighting surface larger than an electrode surface.

12. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the recess of the substrate has a tapered-shape.

13. A light emitting system, the system comprising:

a substrate having a recess;

an dielectric layer being located on the substrate, and having a first hole and a second hole, the first hole opening over the recess of the substrate;

a first micro light emitting device and a second micro light emitting device, wherein the first micro light emitting device is thicker than the second micro light emitting device, has a diameter smaller than the first hole and the recess, and is located in the first hole and the recess; and

the second micro light emitting device being located in the second hole.

14. A light emitting system, the system comprising:

a substrate having a recess;

a dielectric layer being located on the substrate, and having a first hole and a second hole, the first hole opening over the recess of the substrate;

a first micro light emitting device being placed in a void including the first hole and the recess, wherein the void is larger than the first micro light emitting device; and

a second micro light emitting device being placed in the second hole.

15. The light emitting system of claim 14 , wherein the recess of the substrate has a tapered-shape.

16. The light emitting system of claim 14 , wherein a depth of the recess in the substrate is substantially equal to a thickness of the dielectric layer.

17. The light emitting system of claim 14 , wherein the substrate further includes:

a first through hole formed at a bottom of the recess and opening to communicate with the corresponding hole first hole opening over the recess of the substrate; and

a second through hole formed at a bottom of the second hole.

18. The light emitting system of claim 14 , wherein a shape of the light emitting device is a disc-shape with an area of a lighting surface larger than an electrode surface, or a polygon-shape with an area of a lighting surface larger than an electrode surface.

19. The light emitting system of claim 14 , further comprising:

a third hole in the dielectric layer having a different size from the second hole; and

a third micro light emitting device having a different size from the second micro light emitting device and being located in the third hole.

20. The light emitting system of claim 19 , wherein the second hole and the second micro light emitting device are at least 1.2 times larger than the third hole and the third micro light emitting device, respectively.

21. The light emitting system of claim 19 , wherein the first hole, the second hole, and the third hole have different sizes, and the first micro light emitting device, the second micro light emitting device, and the third micro light emitting device have different sizes.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2018
From: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: ELUX INC.
Reel/Frame 045576/0402 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2017
From: SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC.
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 043607/0118 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 24, 2015
From: SASAKI, KENJI ALEXANDER; SCHUELE, PAUL J.; CROWDER, MARK ALBERT
To: SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 035901/0476 →
Continuity (1)
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